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Three Republican members of Congress are gathering support to ask the ATF to undertake a new review of bump stocks, the type of gun modification used by the Las Vegas shooter to make his weapons fire at speeds similar to machine guns. Asking other House members to sign onto a letter to the ATF seeking a new review, the three former military Republicans argued "fully-automatic weapons were never intended for civilian use." The letter they plan to send this week to ATF also points out that members...
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Marissa Molina needs Congress to act. The former Miss Strawberry Days grew up in Glenwood Springs after moving from Mexico at age 9. Following high school, she graduated summa cum laude from Fort Lewis College in Durango. Now 25, Molina was one of nine educators covered by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals who was honored by the White House in 2015 as a "Champion of Change." But her DACA registration expires next summer, meaning Molina will no longer be able to work legally in the United St...
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WASHINGTON — Efforts on Capitol Hill to ban so-called “bump stocks,” a device used by the Las Vegas shooter, have gained traction among Colorado lawmakers — with several lawmakers in support and none so far in opposition. The delegation’s Democrats have been the most outspoken in backing the legislative drive to prohibit the device, which accelerates the rate of fire of semi-automatic weapons. On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet spoke on the floor of the Senate where he noted his support of a ...
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According to records obtained by 9NEWS, the Obama administration’s ATF turned down a request to use its regulatory powers to ban so-called “bump stocks,” the aftermarket device used by the Las Vegas shooter to rain down gunfire on a crowd at rates similar to automatic weapons. The revelation came to light from a 2013 exchange of letters between the ATF and Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colorado) in which the congressman asked the agency to crack down on the devices. In light of his past push to ban them...
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Equifax Inc. has seen no evidence that the cyberattackers who got access to sensitive information on 145 million U.S. consumers worked for the company, former Chief Executive Officer Richard Smith said. Smith appeared Thursday before the House Financial Services Committee to testify on the breach of Atlanta-based firm’s servers. Equifax has “no indication” that the attack was an inside job, Smith said in response to a question from Representative Edwin Perlmutter, a Colorado Democrat. The attack...
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DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL - It’s not every day that Colorado’s entire congressional delegation unites around one goal, but it happened Wednesday with the objective of landing Amazon.com Inc.’s massive second headquarters complex. Both of the state’s U.S. senators and all seven of its members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter sent Wednesday to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, urging the e-commerce giant to pick Colorado as the site for its “Amazon HQ2.” “Colorado offers a highly skilled wo...
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Many people have asked Next to check in with our representatives in Colorado, to see what their perspectives are on the gun debate. We reached out to the Colorado Congressional delegation with the same questions, to find out which legislative options are available to stop mass shootings in the future, and which options the members of our delegation support. We'll compile answers as they come in here: Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D): Do you support the recently drafted bill to ban bump stocks and any othe...
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DENVER – Colorado officials say the health insurance program for children and pregnant women has enough federal money left over to remain operational through the first month of the year, but warn the money could be gone after that if Congress does not act to restore funding in the next couple months. Funding for the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ran out Saturday when Congress failed to act to restore funding for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The Colorado Department of Health Care...
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Nearly every member of Colorado’s congressional delegation has signed a letter to the Trump administration seeking its help with the emerging crisis of tiny invasive mussel larvae found in Green Mountain Reservoir. News broke last month that the quagga mussel larvae were discovered in the Summit County body of water. The mussels, when grown, can clog pipes, harm fish and hamper hydroelectric power generation. Once an outbreak begins, it often spreads quickly and can be hard — if not impossible —...
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President Donald Trump proposed sweeping tax cuts for individuals and businesses Wednesday that he said would create new jobs and invigorate America's international competitiveness. It won cautious approval from some Republican Colorado lawmakers but concerns from Democrats that it favors the wealthy. Trump said his tax reform proposal would be "simpler and more fair for everyday Americans." Highlights of the proposal include: - Eliminating most itemized tax deductions but retaining incentives f...
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